In socialist centres, planners are able to evolve and implement their plans unhindered by market prices. Warsaw, which was almost completely destroyed during World War 2, provided an opportunity for the planners to give complete expression to their aims. The film shows how the planners overcame problems of radical transformations of the town, with reconstruction and restoration of the most valuable historical and architectural groupings.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011658
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Urban beautification
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Warsaw (Poland)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War damage to buildings - Poland
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Poland
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban beautification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Conservation and restoration
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Europe
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poland - Politics and Government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poland - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Socialism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban beautification
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)